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that could one day be possible for some amtrak travelers. kim dacey has the details. >> officials are looking at whether these high-speed trains would entice more commuters and close the gap between plane and train travel. amtrak is launching high-speed trials in the northeast to expedite service. they say the goal is to raise speed from the current 130 miles an hour to 220 over the next decade, cutting current travel times in half. they think by cutting travel time, more people might choose trains over airlines to avoid airport security, and more commuters to d.c. would save time by not sitting in traffic. an economist believes the project would entice more baltimoreans to commute to d.c. to earn more money, and that's not all. amtrak estimates the overhaul would cost about $9 billion a year over 10 years, including funding from the federal government. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. 48 degrees at the airport. coming up, we'll look at your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> we'll take a last look at weather and tr
that could one day be possible for some amtrak travelers. kim dacey has the details. >> officials are looking at whether these high-speed trains would entice more commuters and close the gap between plane and train travel. amtrak is launching high-speed trials in the northeast to expedite service. they say the goal is to raise speed from the current 130 miles an hour to 220 over the next decade, cutting current travel times in half. they think by cutting travel time, more people might...
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amtrak trains in our area were going faster than ever before. >>> and hundreds of flights canceled. the drama continues at american airlines. what does it mean if you have a ticket with them? >> i will want to -- you will want to dress in layers. temperatures chilly but going into the afternoon nice and comfortable but warm. i will tell you when coming up. >> reporter: good morning. a car fire is leading to a heavy heavy delay here on 95 in havre de grace. i will have the best alternate route coming up on good morning maryland. >>> 20 minutes away from 7. thanks for joining. more people die taking their lives than car crashes. that's according to a new study that is coming from the american journal of public health. researchers credit recent traffic safety measures across the country for helping curb deadly accidents by 25%. during that same period, suicides deaths rose to 15% bringing it to the total number the number one cause of scrry related deaths. >>> -- injury related deaths. >>> a frightening ordeal in brazil a truck hanging off a side of a bridge. several people help the dr
amtrak trains in our area were going faster than ever before. >>> and hundreds of flights canceled. the drama continues at american airlines. what does it mean if you have a ticket with them? >> i will want to -- you will want to dress in layers. temperatures chilly but going into the afternoon nice and comfortable but warm. i will tell you when coming up. >> reporter: good morning. a car fire is leading to a heavy heavy delay here on 95 in havre de grace. i will have the...
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folks take the train to dc or new york, anyone who rides amtrak. the dangerous things employees are accused of. >>> things looking good for the game. things looking good over the weekend. we will fine tune the seven-day forecast, a new 7 day at 11:00. >> that's it for us, thank you for joining us. see you at 11:00. have a great night and go o's. [ male announcer ] for the dreamers... and those well grounded. for what's around this corner... and the next. there's cash flow options from pnc. solutions to help businesses like yours accelerate receivables, manage payments, and help ensure access to credit. because we know how important cash flow is to reaching your goals. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. we have so much technology in our store to really show the customers what's going on with their bodies. now you can feel what happens as we raise your sleep number setting and allow the bed to contour to your individual shape. oh, wow. that feels really good. during the final days of our white sale, save $400 on our most popular bed set! plus, stock
folks take the train to dc or new york, anyone who rides amtrak. the dangerous things employees are accused of. >>> things looking good for the game. things looking good over the weekend. we will fine tune the seven-day forecast, a new 7 day at 11:00. >> that's it for us, thank you for joining us. see you at 11:00. have a great night and go o's. [ male announcer ] for the dreamers... and those well grounded. for what's around this corner... and the next. there's cash flow options...
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. >> amtrak conductors mechanics, and engineers have been failing drug and alcohol tests over the last six years. an audit most of the positive results were for cocaine and mari the failure rate was 51% higher than the industry average. following the bickering and a third-party stepping in to solve the problem, the issue of paying to keep metro open for late night playoff games may not be an issue at all. wtop radio did some number crunching and found the number of riders would offset the $30,000 per hour that it costs to run metro. living social has offered to pay the deposit for home playoff games. the head of the american airlines pilot union is threatening to delay flights. the union says they have nothing to do with what the company says is the work slowdown. pilots rejected a contract offer this summer, a bankruptcy court gave american airlines permission to impose new rules on its pilots. up next, surprising new numbers on the damage assessment from hurricane isaac. apparently, they were way off. >> the director of the anncr: their dishonest ads are everywhere. a west virginia c
. >> amtrak conductors mechanics, and engineers have been failing drug and alcohol tests over the last six years. an audit most of the positive results were for cocaine and mari the failure rate was 51% higher than the industry average. following the bickering and a third-party stepping in to solve the problem, the issue of paying to keep metro open for late night playoff games may not be an issue at all. wtop radio did some number crunching and found the number of riders would offset the...
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like the airports, this security checkpoints, much easier in a train station. >> amtrak is trying to capitalize on those reasons by closing the gap between trains and planes. they are launching high-speed trails to expedite service. the goal is to raise speed from the current 130 mph to 220 over the next decade, cutting current travel time in half. >> it would be a major enhancement for the baltimore area and the reason for many to live here. >> able the the product would entice more baltimore residents -- they believe it would and ties more baltimore residents. >> by tying us in with places like philadelphia, and york, boston, a critz a lot of economic opportunity for business expansion. >> we have a large presence here. it would be easier in and out and more apt we would be to come down from a year. >> amtrak estimates the overall cost $9 billion a year over 10 years. the one loser in all this could be the airline industry. >> it started as just a trader joe's have a recall but now it is spread far and wide to other products. the items you need to check for in your pantry to reques
like the airports, this security checkpoints, much easier in a train station. >> amtrak is trying to capitalize on those reasons by closing the gap between trains and planes. they are launching high-speed trails to expedite service. the goal is to raise speed from the current 130 mph to 220 over the next decade, cutting current travel time in half. >> it would be a major enhancement for the baltimore area and the reason for many to live here. >> able the the product would...
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some of amtrak's conductors have been failing drug and alcohol tests more frequently over the last six years. internal audit indicates most of the positive results were from cocaine and marijuana. amtrak employees failure rate was 51% higher than the industry average. >> so even with all the bickering and a third party stepping in it turns out the issue of who would pay metro open may not be an issue after all. our news partner did some number crunching the number of riders from last weekend ds nats games offset the 30,000 per hour it takes to run metro. and no doubt more people would want to pay watch a playoff game. here's heads up for metro commuters. the red line trains will be single tracking. on the orange line buses will replace trains. buses also replace green line trains. trains will single track on the yellow line. expect delays on the blue line. straight ahead a warning for anyone who buys medication on line. why the f.d.a. says you might not be getting what you're paying for. plus, there could be a scientific way for women to know what kind of moms they'll be. and how some
some of amtrak's conductors have been failing drug and alcohol tests more frequently over the last six years. internal audit indicates most of the positive results were from cocaine and marijuana. amtrak employees failure rate was 51% higher than the industry average. >> so even with all the bickering and a third party stepping in it turns out the issue of who would pay metro open may not be an issue after all. our news partner did some number crunching the number of riders from last...
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amtrak service has been disrupted between wilmington and philadelphia. no word on when service will be restored. today on the campaign trail both presidential candidates are campaigning in the battleground state of ohio. president obama holds the lead over mitt romney by 10 points in the buckeye state. the president also has a lead in florida. they are scheduled to campaign in virginia tomorrow. president will be in virginia beach while mitt romney will be at a rally in springfield. there's a big fur step in getting the washington monument repaired. the national park service awarded the $9.5 million contract to oversee repairs. >> i am really happy to announce that today we are again one step closer to getting this important landmark reopened to our visitors. >> the national park service closed the monument after last summer's earthquake caused significant damage. we started off today with a little bit of rain. we turn now to meteorologist jacqui jeras. it looks like you will have a good time. >> it is exciting to be here. the weather is absolutely beaut
amtrak service has been disrupted between wilmington and philadelphia. no word on when service will be restored. today on the campaign trail both presidential candidates are campaigning in the battleground state of ohio. president obama holds the lead over mitt romney by 10 points in the buckeye state. the president also has a lead in florida. they are scheduled to campaign in virginia tomorrow. president will be in virginia beach while mitt romney will be at a rally in springfield. there's a...
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an alarming new repprr finds amtrak is overlooking its drug aad alcohol use y emp. &pemployeess.hat's thh finding &pfrom an internal audit... tha shows a recent spiie in use by wwrkers at theenation's largest rail carrrer.federal reeulations requiring railroad companies to do drug and implemented following a deadly 1987 amtrak collision inn maryllnd. in that accident... invessigators concludedda was uuder the influence of eer - marijuana and ran three signals before colliding with the paasenger train. a new caamaign....to raise pharmacies. the agency warnn that medicines bought over the internet... could be fake, expired, or contamiiated. n fact... less thann3-percent of onllne pharmacies meet state and federal laws. the f-d-a warns if low prescription prices seem too good to bb true... they probably are. it looks like baltimore city more ttan a dozen oo them. live at he dealership to see if the cars make sense for the morning joel d. you.good - 3 3 still aheaa... for tallnt... in a whole new di. direetion.whht the "xxfactor" judge says hees looking for... in an upc
an alarming new repprr finds amtrak is overlooking its drug aad alcohol use y emp. &pemployeess.hat's thh finding &pfrom an internal audit... tha shows a recent spiie in use by wwrkers at theenation's largest rail carrrer.federal reeulations requiring railroad companies to do drug and implemented following a deadly 1987 amtrak collision inn maryllnd. in that accident... invessigators concludedda was uuder the influence of eer - marijuana and ran three signals before colliding with the...
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an amtrak train colliding with a big rig at a railroad crossing. here's the scene. rescuers carrying passengers away. amtrak says the truck drove into the side of the train, which was traveling from oakland. it is the third time since 2008 that a train has hit a vehicle at that crossing in hanford, california. >>> and also today, an oscar shocker. the host of the 2013 academy awards will be seth macfarlane. and even he wouldn't be surprised if you don't know his name. in fact, last year, he was asked by mtv if he'd ever be running to host the oscars, he said -- >> no, not i. i would -- nobody knows who i am. >> that's not true. >> i don't think -- i think you have to, you know, at least be on a cable show first. >> not so fast. the surprise is on him. he is the creator and the voices on the animated hits "family guy," "american dad" and this summer's sleeper hit, "ted," a movie. and he showed up as the host on the season premiere of "saturday night live," showing his song and dance chops. ♪ oh my head is filled with voices ♪ ♪ and they never go away >> macfarl
an amtrak train colliding with a big rig at a railroad crossing. here's the scene. rescuers carrying passengers away. amtrak says the truck drove into the side of the train, which was traveling from oakland. it is the third time since 2008 that a train has hit a vehicle at that crossing in hanford, california. >>> and also today, an oscar shocker. the host of the 2013 academy awards will be seth macfarlane. and even he wouldn't be surprised if you don't know his name. in fact, last...
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. >>> dozens of people were hurt after an amtrak train derailed what amtrak is doing to get passengers around that crash. and a celebration is on in the east bay for the a's, they are now officially in the playoffs, it is all ahead on the khou channel 11 news. >>> right now we are sitting at a very balmy 68 degrees and here we go out of the gate, temperatures will trash tomorrow and take a look, 90s to 100, here is sal. >>> traffic is off to a doesn't start -- decent start, as you can see it is doing well, and on 24 it looks
. >>> dozens of people were hurt after an amtrak train derailed what amtrak is doing to get passengers around that crash. and a celebration is on in the east bay for the a's, they are now officially in the playoffs, it is all ahead on the khou channel 11 news. >>> right now we are sitting at a very balmy 68 degrees and here we go out of the gate, temperatures will trash tomorrow and take a look, 90s to 100, here is sal. >>> traffic is off to a doesn't start -- decent...
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an amtrak train derails after it collides with a tractor trailer. 20 people were hurt. the train was headed from oakland to bakers field that's when the truck through right through the gate. passengers were tossed around including a new born baby. >> the seat in front of us was ripped out and fell on top of him. i had to lift the seat up and i found him in his car seat. >>> a thank goodness none of those were life threatening. crews hope to have it up and running soon. >> 8 planes were pulled out of commission to inspect them. the plane forced to turn around and then return back to new york. it comes after a flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a row of seats began sliding around on a plane. this follows a string of issues on the airline that resulted in massive delays and cancellations in recent weeks. >>> a crucial ruling about whether to present a photo id at the polls will remain in effect. judge robert simpson will determine whether people in that state have equal access to photo id's in time for the election. the law sparked a whole bunch of protes
an amtrak train derails after it collides with a tractor trailer. 20 people were hurt. the train was headed from oakland to bakers field that's when the truck through right through the gate. passengers were tossed around including a new born baby. >> the seat in front of us was ripped out and fell on top of him. i had to lift the seat up and i found him in his car seat. >>> a thank goodness none of those were life threatening. crews hope to have it up and running soon. >> 8...
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amtrak is breaking the speed limit in the northeast corridor. it is operating fast trains 165 miles an hour. the tests are being done from massachusetts. all locations may someday have that speed. speed is 150.p federal regulations require a test before the regular operating speed is raised. is 52 degrees. >> she rose to fame by rescuing watch, but actress might need help .o stay on the show >> ♪ >> what the judges had to say performance on the when we switched to fios, we got better tv, better phone, better internet. [ male aouncer ] it's time to get more for your money. upgrade to verizon fios internet, tv and phone with our best price online: just $84.99 a month, guaranteed for one year with no annual contract. nternet is absolutely imperative for school nowadays. look up this, write an essay on that. my life is greatly improved because ofios. [ male announcer ] don't wait! switch to fios for a super-low $84.99 a month for a year with no annual contract. visit verizon.com/fiosoffers. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilitie
amtrak is breaking the speed limit in the northeast corridor. it is operating fast trains 165 miles an hour. the tests are being done from massachusetts. all locations may someday have that speed. speed is 150.p federal regulations require a test before the regular operating speed is raised. is 52 degrees. >> she rose to fame by rescuing watch, but actress might need help .o stay on the show >> ♪ >> what the judges had to say performance on the when we switched to fios, we...
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amtrak management said it will step up random drug testing. a washed out in drought-ridden west texas. rain continued to fall today over part of the lone star state. up to five inche inches have fan the last 24 hours, swamping street, strandingars and drivers. water was four feet deep in this swrairses. it's being called carmageddon, the sequel, in los angeles. a 10-mile stretch of the nation's busiest freeway is closed to traffic. workers are demolishing then rebuilding ia bridge over the busy 405 freeway. the roadway is scheduled to reopen before rush hour on monday. last year, in phase one of the project, officials warned of monumental traffic jams. drivers steered clear as they did today. coming up on tonight's cbs evening news, guatanamo's last western detainee is moved to canada. in syria today with a new casualty in the conflict. rebels launched another offensive to retake the largest city, aleppo, from government forces and today the fighting destroyed one of syria's historic treasures as aleppo's ancient market, or souk, went up in fl
amtrak management said it will step up random drug testing. a washed out in drought-ridden west texas. rain continued to fall today over part of the lone star state. up to five inche inches have fan the last 24 hours, swamping street, strandingars and drivers. water was four feet deep in this swrairses. it's being called carmageddon, the sequel, in los angeles. a 10-mile stretch of the nation's busiest freeway is closed to traffic. workers are demolishing then rebuilding ia bridge over the busy...
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an amtrak official said the crossing gate was down, lights were flashing and bells ringing when a big rig hit a train at a central valley regard crossing. the investigators plan to look at the condition of the truck. the track re-- track opened after the crews replaced hundreds of feet of damaged track and signal equipment. >>> american airlines confirmed that passenger seats came loose on the plane. the incident happened between veil, colorado, and dallas -- vail, colorado, and dallas. they're expecting -- inspecting similar boeing 757s. >> the 757 fleet is the first the americans outsourced and we're seeing since the first few weeks since it begun, several aircraft came in with problems. >> the planes were serviced recently on a maintenance space in tulsa and at a separate facility in north carolina. >>> auto sales were up in september. it was also a big year for chrysler, up 12% since last year and selling more vehicles than it sold since 2007. the company credits low interest rate and a brand now product line. gm saw an increase and sales for ford were flat. >>> the u.s. postal se
an amtrak official said the crossing gate was down, lights were flashing and bells ringing when a big rig hit a train at a central valley regard crossing. the investigators plan to look at the condition of the truck. the track re-- track opened after the crews replaced hundreds of feet of damaged track and signal equipment. >>> american airlines confirmed that passenger seats came loose on the plane. the incident happened between veil, colorado, and dallas -- vail, colorado, and...
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so, if you plan on riding amtrak, don't worry. there's only a 50% chance your conductor is totally stoned. so, that's good. [ laughter ] "our next stop, the seventh dimension." [ laughter ] and finally, starbucks is planning to open its first store in india by the end of the month. you can tell the store is in india, because instead of pretending to write on their laptop, customers pretend to fix them. we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hey! thank you for tuning in. thank you for being here. we have a fantastic show tonight. he has a popular daytime talk show, and he's got a show on cnn. i don't know how he has the time to be here. anderson cooper! >> steve: oh! >> jimmy: the one and only. [ cheers and applause ] just a fantastic guy. i love him. plus, she stars in the cw's new show, "emily owens, m.d." mamie gummer is stopping by. [ cheers and applause ] great show. and we got music from kendrick lamar, everybody. oh, man. [ cheers and applause ] it's gonna be fun stuff t
so, if you plan on riding amtrak, don't worry. there's only a 50% chance your conductor is totally stoned. so, that's good. [ laughter ] "our next stop, the seventh dimension." [ laughter ] and finally, starbucks is planning to open its first store in india by the end of the month. you can tell the store is in india, because instead of pretending to write on their laptop, customers pretend to fix them. we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots! [ cheers and applause ] ♪...
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a tractor-trailer slammed into the amtrak train yesterday and 20 passengers were hurt. most of the injuries were bumps and bruises and maybe some broken bones in there. >>> while bernie madoff serves his prison sentence, we are learning more about his fraud scheme that landed him behind bars. new york prosecutors say the fraud began as far back as the early 1970s. it is believed investors lost about $20 billion. that is all according to a rewritten indictment that brings new charges against four long-time madoff employees. >>> ten years ago today, our region was terrorized by a shooting spree. for three weeks, people did not know where the next victimmed would be shot. john allen muhammad and lee boyd malvo were found guilty. malvo told the "washington post" when he saw the reaction of a husband who lost his wife, it made him feel, quote, like scum. >>> one of the great beauties of the world, the largest coral reef system on earth. >> we are talking about the great barrier reef. it is so beautiful. but up next, major concerns about it. we'll tell you what has scientists
a tractor-trailer slammed into the amtrak train yesterday and 20 passengers were hurt. most of the injuries were bumps and bruises and maybe some broken bones in there. >>> while bernie madoff serves his prison sentence, we are learning more about his fraud scheme that landed him behind bars. new york prosecutors say the fraud began as far back as the early 1970s. it is believed investors lost about $20 billion. that is all according to a rewritten indictment that brings new charges...
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an alarming new report finds amtrak is overlooking its drug and alcohol use by emp from an internal audit... wwichhshoos a recent spike in use by workers at the nation's largest rail carrier.federal regulations requiring railrrad companies to do drug and alcohol testing wwre implemented following a deadly maryland. ii that accident... investigators concluded that a conrail freiggt train engineer marijuana and ran three of signals before colliding with the passenger train. the f-d-a is launching a new campaigg... to raise pharmacies. the agency warns thht medicines bought over the internet... could be fake, expired, or contaminated. in onlineepharmacies meet state f - and eeeral laws. the f-d-a warns that ifflow prescription prices seem too good to be true... they probably are. ttday... a new ""ictoria's up its doors... inside cowboys - stadium.the grrnd opening against chicago. the lingerie company is teaming up with the n-f-l... for a collection of ladies underwear and lounge collection will nclude tte names and logos of 32 n-ffl teams. it's been 30 years today... siice the first ever po
an alarming new report finds amtrak is overlooking its drug and alcohol use by emp from an internal audit... wwichhshoos a recent spike in use by workers at the nation's largest rail carrier.federal regulations requiring railrrad companies to do drug and alcohol testing wwre implemented following a deadly maryland. ii that accident... investigators concluded that a conrail freiggt train engineer marijuana and ran three of signals before colliding with the passenger train. the f-d-a is launching...
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. >>> in california, at least 20 passengers were injured when an amtrak train collided with a truck. it california's central valley. the train derailed and was carrying about 169passengers. the truck was destroyed. officials say the driver suffered only minor injuries before emergency services arrived, passengers helped get the injured off the train. >> we were there pulling people right off the train. the train was almost on its side. everything was very slippery. almost like standing on ice. it was very hard to maneuver. >> about ten miles away, a second accident about four hours later. a freight train hit a tractor-trailer. police say that driver was seriously injured. >>> up next, we'll have your tuesday morning weather. in sports, who says there's no crying in baseball? there is if you made the playoffs. we'll tell you who's popping the corks this morning. jack, you're a little boring. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and
. >>> in california, at least 20 passengers were injured when an amtrak train collided with a truck. it california's central valley. the train derailed and was carrying about 169passengers. the truck was destroyed. officials say the driver suffered only minor injuries before emergency services arrived, passengers helped get the injured off the train. >> we were there pulling people right off the train. the train was almost on its side. everything was very slippery. almost like...
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intercity rail, as well, that is, amtrak and other city rail services are not funded by mass transit. they are administered by a different part of transportation. host: as far as the federal administration budget request for 2013, here is the breakdown. is about $11 billion total. it is broken down this way, transit, -- try the formula grants, $4.5 billion. what are those? guest: there is a wash -- washington regional agency, or sometimes states receive that money because they have commuter rail. is money that goes automatically and it is money principally to be used for capital investment. it used to be called, and rail modernization. there was a for light rail and heavy rail systems. -- it was for light rail and heavy rail system spirit those -- a and heavy rail systems. those are formula funded as opposed to discretionary fund it. host: and on the chart here, bus and rail minutes, that seems pretty easy to understand. is there anything else we should know? guest: we do not at the federal level support operating subsidies. but in fact, the money goes to maintenance. generally accept
intercity rail, as well, that is, amtrak and other city rail services are not funded by mass transit. they are administered by a different part of transportation. host: as far as the federal administration budget request for 2013, here is the breakdown. is about $11 billion total. it is broken down this way, transit, -- try the formula grants, $4.5 billion. what are those? guest: there is a wash -- washington regional agency, or sometimes states receive that money because they have commuter...
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the audit from amtrak's office of inspector general found amtrak employees are failing the test at a 51% higher rate than the industry average. the majority of employees who fail drug tests tested positive for marijuana and cocaine. >>> governor brown is green lighting forms to red light cameras. he signed a new law that sets uniform standards for red light cameras. they must be installed at locations to ensure safety, not for cities to raise revenues. warning signs must be posted within 200 feet of a camera and it will be easier for drivers to challenge tickets. palo alto state senator joe siminian authored the legislation. >>> for the second year the governor is vitoing a bill that would raise the fine for illegal use of cell phones. it would increase the base fine from $20 to $30. governor brown says he believes the current fines and penalties which can get as high as 33 sixes are already a powerful deterrent. he does not believe that raising them will reduce the amount of violations. >>> one of the biggest high- tech events in san francisco begins tomorrow. oracle's open world wi
the audit from amtrak's office of inspector general found amtrak employees are failing the test at a 51% higher rate than the industry average. the majority of employees who fail drug tests tested positive for marijuana and cocaine. >>> governor brown is green lighting forms to red light cameras. he signed a new law that sets uniform standards for red light cameras. they must be installed at locations to ensure safety, not for cities to raise revenues. warning signs must be posted...
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california's central valley where at least 20 passengers were injured after a tractor trailer hit an amtrak train. two passenger cars and a locomotive were slammed off the tracks. investigators are working to determine if the crash was caused by driver error. >>> let's head to wall street and cnbc's mandy drury is at the new york stock exchange. mandy, what's this about american express paying back some of its customers. >> reporter: absolutely, natalie. listen up, if you have an american express card because amex will refund $85 million to 250,000 customers for allegedly deceiving and overcharging those card users. elsewhere, wall street yesterday kicked off the new quarter with a modest rally. we'll see if it can do the same again. and if you own apple stock, well, guess what october is the best month for that stock based on the past 20 years. back to you. >> all right. mandy drury at the new york stock exchange, thanks. >>> and what happened to the women? ikea is apologizing after its catalog in saudi arabia edited its female models out of the picture n.muslim, saudi arabia women must co
california's central valley where at least 20 passengers were injured after a tractor trailer hit an amtrak train. two passenger cars and a locomotive were slammed off the tracks. investigators are working to determine if the crash was caused by driver error. >>> let's head to wall street and cnbc's mandy drury is at the new york stock exchange. mandy, what's this about american express paying back some of its customers. >> reporter: absolutely, natalie. listen up, if you have an...
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this morning, investigators are looking into an accident in california after a truck slammed into an amtrak train yesterday injuring at least 20 people. the collision knocked two double-deck cars and an engine off the tracks. not clear if the crash was caused by driver error or a mail functioning crossing gate. >>> big recall of peanut butter expanding to other nut products including almond and cashew butters. new mexico-based sunland, inc, was linked to several cases of salmonella. they were linked to trader joe's, whole foods, target and safeway. 30 people in 19 states have gotten sick from this strain of salmonella. if you would like more information on the specifics go to www.cdc.gov/salmonella. >>> check this out. four hunters nabbed a giant alligator in mississippi and lived to tell the tale. this gator weighed almost 700 pounds. it's a record for the state's hunting season. the men said it took 4 1/2 hours to hook it and wrestle it to shore. unbelievable. >>> retailers are dreaming of a green christmas. national retail federation out with its holiday sales forecast. looking okay? >>
this morning, investigators are looking into an accident in california after a truck slammed into an amtrak train yesterday injuring at least 20 people. the collision knocked two double-deck cars and an engine off the tracks. not clear if the crash was caused by driver error or a mail functioning crossing gate. >>> big recall of peanut butter expanding to other nut products including almond and cashew butters. new mexico-based sunland, inc, was linked to several cases of salmonella....
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in fact, under obama's watch, concealed weapons are now allowed on amtrak trains and in national parks. >> he's continued to pay lip service to those things. but he hasn't shown real leadership in pursuing those changes. >> reporter: yes, background checks have gotten more thorough under obama. where people legally buying guns in gun shops. but the big problem remains gun shows and the internet. specifically, unlicensed dealers selling firearms to buyers with no background check needed. president obama has supported closing the gun show loophole in the past. but the white house says his focus now is on existing laws. governor romney says no to any further regulation of gun shows. >> there's no particular change in law that's going to keep people who are intent on doing harm from doing harm. >> the majority of gun owners would agree that we should do everything possible to prevent criminals and fugitives from purchasing weapons. >> reporter: so while president obama says he wants tougher gun laws, little was done during his first term. republican challenger romney has done more in the p
in fact, under obama's watch, concealed weapons are now allowed on amtrak trains and in national parks. >> he's continued to pay lip service to those things. but he hasn't shown real leadership in pursuing those changes. >> reporter: yes, background checks have gotten more thorough under obama. where people legally buying guns in gun shops. but the big problem remains gun shows and the internet. specifically, unlicensed dealers selling firearms to buyers with no background check...
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that's a big story. >>> at least 40 people were hurt monday in an amtrak accident. a big rig ran into a train with 169 passengers. two double decker cars and the engine were knocked off the tracks. >>> "the wall street journal" says new york's top prosecutor is suing jp morgan chase. it's part of a new effort to hold banks accountable for the financial crisis. the lawsuit claims the company's bear stearns unit committed fraud on the sale of mortgage backed securities. >>> "usa today" says gas prices could soon go up 15 cents a gallon on the west coast and in the northeast. usually after the summer's driving season, prices go down. officials say inventory is at a record low so there's not >>> new questions this morning after a border patrol agent shoots and kills a young california mother. her family now wants answers. >> there were shots fired. it just hurts my body just to think the way she felt. >> this morning, john miller looks at the investigation. >>> and the n replacement refs were criticized and ridiculed. but this one calls it a dream come true. he'll tell
that's a big story. >>> at least 40 people were hurt monday in an amtrak accident. a big rig ran into a train with 169 passengers. two double decker cars and the engine were knocked off the tracks. >>> "the wall street journal" says new york's top prosecutor is suing jp morgan chase. it's part of a new effort to hold banks accountable for the financial crisis. the lawsuit claims the company's bear stearns unit committed fraud on the sale of mortgage backed...
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>> at least 30 people were injured as an amtrak train derails. >>> crashing into several park car. >> behind the wheel, a 10-year-old. >> disturbing videos of a police officer punching a woman in the face prompted an internal investigation. >> all that -- >>> career low for tony romo, five interceptions. >> you don't answer the question. >> with all due respect, would you let me talk? >> will you answer my question? >> okay. >> please let me respond, okay? >> all that matters. >> couldn't you just go to the future and then come back and kill that arnold? >> on "cbs this morning." >> arnold schwarzenegger said you can't run from your mistakes. you have to confront them. yeah, especially if they look exactly like you and keep yeah, especially if they look exactly like you and keep calling you dad. captioning funded by cbs >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." there are just five weeks left in the race for the white house. the two candidates will spend the day preparing for tomorrow night's first dough bait in denver. a new quinnipiac university poll shows the president leading mitt romney
>> at least 30 people were injured as an amtrak train derails. >>> crashing into several park car. >> behind the wheel, a 10-year-old. >> disturbing videos of a police officer punching a woman in the face prompted an internal investigation. >> all that -- >>> career low for tony romo, five interceptions. >> you don't answer the question. >> with all due respect, would you let me talk? >> will you answer my question? >> okay....
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amtrak employees are failing drug tests at an alarming rate and putting their riders at risk. they found drug and alcohol use among workers is 51% higher than the industry average. signal operators were the worst offenders, they failed to control drug and alcohol abuse. they plan to increase drug screening this year. >> coming up susan rice says the attack in libya was not preplanned but we now know it was. some lawmakers are calling for her to resign over mixed messages. league the charge on that pete king. she going to join us live, next. >> parents, listen up you can be endangering your child right now. put down the smart phone. a new study that could be hurting your kids. ♪ 6. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ one, two, three, four ♪ ♪ you say ♪ flip it over and replay ♪ we'll make everything okay ♪ walk together the right way ♪ do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ >> dave: it's being called benghazi gate by some people that are demanding more answers about the attack in libya after so many mixed messages. >> this was not premeditated attack. what happened in benghazi was initially a sponta
amtrak employees are failing drug tests at an alarming rate and putting their riders at risk. they found drug and alcohol use among workers is 51% higher than the industry average. signal operators were the worst offenders, they failed to control drug and alcohol abuse. they plan to increase drug screening this year. >> coming up susan rice says the attack in libya was not preplanned but we now know it was. some lawmakers are calling for her to resign over mixed messages. league the...
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. >> so i'm not going to send money to amtrak. i'm not going to send money to pbs. not going to send money to the national center -- or the national endowment for humanities and arts. >> that doesn't add up to much, governor. >> i'm happy to keep going, julie, okay? >> as for middle class americans who believe that will translate into big tax cuts, well, mr. romney has some bad news for you. >> by the way, don't be expecting a huge cut in taxes because i'm also going to lower deductions and exemptions, but by bringing rates down, we'll be able to let small businesses keep more of their money so they can hire more people. >> jared bernstein is an msnbc contributor and former chief economic policy to the vice president. it's great to have you in person, jared. can you explain something to me because this sounds to me like a game of smoke and mirrors. on the one hand he says he's going to reduce everyone's taxes by 20%. >> right. >> on the other hand, he's going to cut deductions like what? he won't say. but let's assume he's going to cut things like the mortgage inter
. >> so i'm not going to send money to amtrak. i'm not going to send money to pbs. not going to send money to the national center -- or the national endowment for humanities and arts. >> that doesn't add up to much, governor. >> i'm happy to keep going, julie, okay? >> as for middle class americans who believe that will translate into big tax cuts, well, mr. romney has some bad news for you. >> by the way, don't be expecting a huge cut in taxes because i'm also...
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in the meantime, one day, two crashes for amtrak. a chaotic scene as one train hits a big rig and derails, another train hitting another truck several miles away. >>> plus, bad enough when you're jammed into a seat at 30,000 feet. haven't we all been there? now some seats on american airlines' planes are coming loose during the flight. >> i think the faa needs to look at this incident, i think the aircraft owners and leaseholders need to look at this incident, and they need to get with american airlines' management and see what's going on. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios jenna: well, american airlines grounding eight of its jets after a row of passenger seats came loose on three recent flights. this has happened over the last couple days. the airline says the seats were not properly locked into tracks on the author of their 757s. the airline is already under some pressure as it gets ready to lay
in the meantime, one day, two crashes for amtrak. a chaotic scene as one train hits a big rig and derails, another train hitting another truck several miles away. >>> plus, bad enough when you're jammed into a seat at 30,000 feet. haven't we all been there? now some seats on american airlines' planes are coming loose during the flight. >> i think the faa needs to look at this incident, i think the aircraft owners and leaseholders need to look at this incident, and they need to...
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is designed to have health care act like a market, a consumer market as opposed to have it run like amtrak and the post office. >> here is what you point out, tim, which is interesting and it relates to tomorrow night in denver, where the audience will have to be silent, they can't cheer, you say that is advantageous for mitt romney. why? >> yeah. i think it has to do with personality types. i have sympathy with mitt on this. i'm also an uptight rich guy. and when you come from a certain background, you're not used to dealing with big crowds, you're not used to being populist and throwing your weight around rhetorically but you can flourish in job interviews and silent one on one style debates. there is something about mitt romney that he's very, very good at analyzing details, at being critical, at jabbing and landing punches and if the debate is silent, which it will be, if the audience can't participate and it is romney versus obama, no holds barred, i think this guy is kind of corporate analytical background can serve him very, very well. >> you mentioned the rich guy part of it all, a
is designed to have health care act like a market, a consumer market as opposed to have it run like amtrak and the post office. >> here is what you point out, tim, which is interesting and it relates to tomorrow night in denver, where the audience will have to be silent, they can't cheer, you say that is advantageous for mitt romney. why? >> yeah. i think it has to do with personality types. i have sympathy with mitt on this. i'm also an uptight rich guy. and when you come from a...
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amtrak is running a test of high speed trains along the northeast corner this week. test runs at up to 165 miles an hour in four stretches from maryland to massachusetts. same locations could be boosted to 162-mile-an-hour service. >> 150 right now. >> i don't ever feel like i'm going -- >> a lot of times where you get slowed down by a train in front of you. always an issue of if the train's on time unless there's a slow -- >> i'm all for that. top speed now 150, but i don't really ever feeling like i'm going 150. >> you feel it when you're leaning up against the window and another train flies by. >> 170 million people will dress up, celebrate and spend up to $8 billion on this halloween. my favorite holiday because it's penelope's birthday. so we never need to celebrate because we're always dealing with the kids. unfair. 7 in 10 will take part. i love halloween. don't you? >> i do. do you know what you'll be, what the kids will be? >> we don't though yet. super hero anybody involved. >> we have hunger l eer games g and a lion. both of the girls will be characters fr
amtrak is running a test of high speed trains along the northeast corner this week. test runs at up to 165 miles an hour in four stretches from maryland to massachusetts. same locations could be boosted to 162-mile-an-hour service. >> 150 right now. >> i don't ever feel like i'm going -- >> a lot of times where you get slowed down by a train in front of you. always an issue of if the train's on time unless there's a slow -- >> i'm all for that. top speed now 150, but i...
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working to repair damaged tracks where at least 20 passengers were injured after a tractor-trailer hit an amtrak train. two passenger cars and locomotive were slammed off the tracks. investigators are working to determine if the crash was caused by driver error. >> let's head to wall street. mandy is at the stock exchange. what's this about american express paying back customers? >> absolutely. listen up if you have an american express card because it will refund $85 million to 250,000 customers for allegedly deceiving and overcharging those card users. wall street kicked off the quarter with a modest rally. we'll see if it can do the same again. if you are an apples stockholder, october is the best month for that stock based on the past 20 years. back to you. >> mandy, thanks. and what happened to the women? ikea is apologizing after its catalog in saudi arabia edited its female models out of the picture. in muslim saudi arabia women must have a man's permission to study or travel. ikea says the edits do not align with its company values. it's now 7:07. back to savannah, david and al. can't tak
working to repair damaged tracks where at least 20 passengers were injured after a tractor-trailer hit an amtrak train. two passenger cars and locomotive were slammed off the tracks. investigators are working to determine if the crash was caused by driver error. >> let's head to wall street. mandy is at the stock exchange. what's this about american express paying back customers? >> absolutely. listen up if you have an american express card because it will refund $85 million to...